"God, please make me a spiritual man or woman at any price!" When we pray this prayer, we can be assured it is a prayer God will answer. God's process of making us like Jesus is the essence of spiritual growth.

Jesus, our High Priest, made the way into God's presence. Priests had compassion for you, they are able to deal gently with you because they understand the temptation and consequences of sin. Jesus bore all of your sins on the cross. You can come to Him for complete forgiveness. He poured out His blood before the Father as atonement. Preached at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship ...

Our spiritual crucifixion is God's work to make us into His image. It can be painful and take time depending on our barriers of pride and self-dependence. We can't accelerate God's process, but we can certainly slow it down.

We often lose our desire to grow because of apathy, bad spiritual experiences, unconfessed sin and unforgiveness. Healing can take place by worship, connecting, taking a step forward to forgive and confession. As we grow, we learn to appropriate the spiritual disciplines: Bible reading/meditation, Prayer/solitude/fasting, Journaling, Reading/Study, Community, Service,...

We must be "plugged into God" in order to successfully live the Christian life! Spiritual disciplines like Bible reading/meditation, prayer, solitude, fasting, service, worship, generosity and simplicity all deepen our faith and allow God's power to spark our hearts.